The 1916

South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships * ATP Buenos Aires, a tenni ...

was the first continental championship for national

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teams in South America. It was held in

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from 2 to 17 July during Argentina's Independence Centenary commemorations. The tournament was won by

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, who drew with

in the last match of the tournament at Racing Club Stadium.Chau tablón
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Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: '' 1916 South American Championship squads''

Format

There was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were

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and

. The teams played a single round-robin tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

Venues

Final round

Each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

Goalscorers

Notes

References

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